The wooden door hadn't been opened for some time, and the moth-eaten hole shone with outside light.

Until—

"You've found the right person, sir! This house is the grandest building we have ever had! No matter what you buy it for, it's a sure win! Don't look at it dilapidated, but as long as you decorate it well, the appreciation will be more than 10 times and 100 times! Fifty gold coins, you will never lose! ”

"Ten gold coins, your house looks so dilapidated from the outside, and the budget for renovation may be more than buying this house. I only gave out ten gold coins. ”

The immature voice seemed a little indifferent, and even a little unhappy.

"Huh? Ten gold coins? No, no, no, that's too little! I'd better take you inside to see the inner workings, it's going to be worth the money—"

"Ten gold coins, if I don't sell them, I'll buy a house in the next town, people are cheaper than you."

"Hmm...... But...... Ten gold coins...... How about forty gold coins? It's the biggest house in Pelican Town! You can't find such a good house within a hundred miles! ”

The immature voice looked very sleepy: "Fifteen gold coins, paid in one lump sum." And if life is good, I can introduce more business to you. Otherwise, I'll leave now. ”

"Haha, little brother, you really talk about business! All right! Since then, they have been neighbors in a small town, and I have convinced you! ”

With a crisp click, the closed door was slowly opened.

With a gentle push of the young man's hands, the sunlight poured in from outside the door, filling the entire doorway, waking up the years that had lost their vitality for a long time, and filling this little world with the freshest air!

"Ahem, cough, cough, ......"

Unfortunately, this first breath of fresh air doesn't seem to be very friendly.

Arrow pinched his nose, and was immediately forced out as soon as he stepped through the door. He covered the hat on his head so that he wouldn't fall off from coughing.

After the musty smell in the house was a little "friendly", Airo reluctantly walked in.

Nice house - if only talking about space.

Standing in the middle of the first floor, Arrow briefly looked around.

As it looks, the house is one of those very old wooden houses. The walls were covered with rotting wood, and the floors were pitted with holes in several places.

It may have been a tavern in the past, with a thick layer of dust on the cobweb-covered wooden bar counter, and a few chairs staggering around the corner, and when you reach out, the whole chair crackles and falls apart. This made Arrow a little afraid to touch the wooden frame and table over there, for fear that the slightest movement would cause the whole house to fall apart.

"Tsk, fifteen gold coins."

Arrow felt in his pocket, and there were eighty-four gold coins and some loose coins in it. It looks like a lot, but he knows very well what the money means.

As Iero's footsteps wandered, the dust kicked up and swirled in the sunlight. As his footsteps landed on a floor in the corner of the room, the hollow sound under the wooden planks piqued Arrow's interest.

He took a slight step back, slightly sweeping the dust off the floor. A winged but tattered circle appeared in front of Arrow's eyes.

"Seals? Well...... Looks a long way ago, right? Seal effect...... Ah, opened. ”

The planks that had been seamlessly connected formed a downward cavity with a gentle push of Arrow's hand. Arrow waited at the entrance of the cave for a moment, making sure that nothing strange had rushed out, and then he had the courage to look down.

Although he didn't know magic, Iero didn't read the public magic books at school.

While it is true that there are many powerful seals that are used by mages to attack others and imprison monsters, there are also some seals that are simply used by mages as locks for a safe. If this house had been left unattended for so long, maybe there was some treasure hidden underneath it that some magician had forgotten to take away?

The thought of a possible treasure lit up Arrow's eyes!

He covered his hat and cautiously walked down the stairs into the basement.

"This is an abandoned wine cellar? Well, yes, it can be used as a warehouse in the future. ”

The basement is almost half the size of the first floor, and when you look up, you can see that there are a few holes on the first floor that don't affect it. Several pillars made of rock have survived the traces of time, supporting the space from collapsing.

Arrow squinted, only able to see some places near the entrance. But the sunlight didn't seem to fill the entire basement, and he frowned and turned to walk up the stairs. I want to see if there are any candles upstairs or something.

Squeak –

The basement door closed softly.

Arrow paused for a moment, he tried to reach out and push, but he was surprised to find that the whole door panel couldn't be pushed?

Try again, but the door panel, which just seemed so easy to open, is now like a wall!

"Huh."

The corners of Arrow's mouth curled, and it had become a habit for him to keep smiling when he had a problem.

It was just as he let go of his hand and wondered if he should use the broken barrel in the corner to smash the broken door......

"Huh? Odd. ”

In the darkness, a ball of light suddenly lit up.

The ball of light swayed in mid-air as if it had life, and slowly came to Arrow's side, circling around him.

The moment he saw this ball of light, Arrow's brain suddenly exploded! He felt a little nervous, but the smile on his lips was even brighter.

Warcraft?!

So, isn't this seal the door lock of some sloppy mage, but a sealing array used to seal a magical beast?!

"Huh? Are you afraid? But you, why are you laughing? ”

The orb of light seemed to be able to sense Arrow's emotions in the dark, but its voice sounded very boring, as if it had little interest in the human in front of it.

"A human with almost zero magical affinity, a weak body, and no special racial talents?"

The next moment, the light on the ball of light began to spread on its own, illuminating the entire basement. It was at this moment that Arrow really saw the whole picture of the basement and the ball of light.

"So, why are you still laughing?"

When you have a problem, laugh. This has become a condensed experience in Arrow's past life.

The more serious the problem and the stronger the frustration, the brighter you have to smile.

Because only by smiling will no one know what is going on in your heart.

Only by laughing can you find a solution to your problem.

"Are you...... Cat? ”

What appeared in front of Arrow's eyes was not the terrifying monsters that appeared in the Naturalist Illustrated Book, but a cat-like appearance, but it appeared smooth and slightly yellowish, floating in the air, with very slender ears and tail...... Cat?

"What kind of monster are you? I didn't have it in the school's naturalist—"

"Don't talk so much nonsense, it's time for me to ask you again, and it's not time for you to ask questions."

The cat didn't seem to be in a good mood, and his tone seemed lazy, but his big royal blue eyes were watching Arrow very closely.

If it's an ordinary Warcraft, then forget it, but for a Warcraft that has been sealed by some kind of sealing array, the best thing for ordinary people to do is to obey and then find a way to leave.

Lucky enough! Arrow is the ordinary man of the legend.

The cat flew around Arrow several times, sniffing up and down its nose. It looked through Arrow's coarse cloth shirt to the hems of his linen trousers, and the faded but cleanly polished toe shoes on his feet, before finally levitating in front of Arrow.

"Take your hat off."

"Ah...... Yes? ”

Almost reflexively, Eero raised his hands to cover his hat.

"I told you to take off your hat, why is your beautiful hair tucked away? Do you want to take it off? Or do you want to rebel against me? ”

“…… Well, I'll take it off. ”

The situation is stronger than people, and Arrow didn't expect to encounter such a blow just when he was just about to welcome a new life. He slowly took off his hat, and his long, beautiful blonde hair with a slight natural curl slipped down the brim.

The cat nodded and continued, "What's your name?" ”

"Ai ...... Ariel. ”

"Why do women dress up as men?"

"What's your name? Kitty? ”

"I said it! Now is the time for me to ask you, not you! ”

The cat couldn't help but be a little annoyed when he saw Arrow ask him another question, and it cracked its mouth, revealing its fangs, and there was a faint ominous dark black glow on its body!

However, Arrow didn't have a magical affinity, so she couldn't feel the light. When facing this little kitten, her past experience and education made her only respectful but not humble-

"You know my name, but out of respect, I can't call you a cat monster or anything, can I? And as far as I know, you don't seem to be a monster recorded in the Naturalist Illustrated Book, so how should I call you? ”

If a warrior or mage is not timid in the face of it, then it is understandable. But such an ordinary person is not afraid of himself?

However, this human girl has a very respectful attitude towards herself. And no matter how you look at it, she is an ordinary person, and she can't pose a threat to herself at all.

"Well, for the sake of your good manners. You can call me Napa. Now, to answer my question, how old are you? Why do women dress up as men? ”

Airo took a deep breath and let his smile become extremely friendly and said, "Mr. Napa, I am fifteen this year, as for why do you want to disguise yourself as a man...... It's for convenience. ”

"Convenient?"

Arrow nodded: "I was born in the capital of the Blue Bay Empire and graduated from the Economics Department of the Old Tengshu Academy. Traveling...... A male identity will always be more convenient than a female identity. ”

Napa looked up and down at Airo again, and it seemed that the cat was a little confused: "Blue Bay Empire? Old Tengshu Academy? Hey, girl, do you think I'm really sealed here, and it's easy to deceive? Let me tell you, the Wind Elves often write musical scores with me, and the Rain Elves sing distant poems with me. The dark elves whisper to me at night the stories of generals and wars, and even the earth elves at your feet come to tell me about the rise and fall of nations. ”

"You girl, you look like a peasant from beginning to end, you tell me that you graduated from the Old Tengshu Academy of the Blue Bay Empire? I've only heard about that school from elves, but it's definitely not something a slum girl like you can afford to go to and graduate with, right? ”

In the face of doubt, Airo's expression was very indifferent, and she nodded: "You're right, Napa. ”

"But I would say that I did graduate from the Old Tengshu Academy. Moreover, it should be the one you heard from the nature elves, the old Tengshu Academy of the Blue Bay Empire. ”

Arrow looked very indifferent, she raised her hand and brushed her hair, tugged it into her hat again, put it on, and reverted to the appearance of a young brother. Then he looked around the basement and made sure that there were no other strange monsters here.

"Hehe, I really don't believe it yet."

Napa directly expressed her attitude, it floated in the air and folded its arms, posed as if it was lying down, and said with a slightly lazy expression—

"However, if you are willing to blow, then I am willing to listen. Little girl who graduated from Lao Tengshu Academy, why did you come to such a place where birds don't? ”

Ero looked through the old wine racks and barrels, and when he heard this, he turned back to Napa and said cheerfully, "Oh, you admit that you don't in this place?" I was a little flustered just now, what kind of terrible monster you are. ”

Compared to Arrow's words, Napa became more and more interested, it seemed that Arrow was not the candidate he liked, but now he woke up because of this and was a little melancholy and helpless: "Don't turn it over, that magic array is what I used to seal myself." ”

"Empty chests are even more disappointing than Mimics."

Arrow clapped his hands, wiped the dust off his cheeks, and walked back. He looked at Napa's expression, then at the wooden door in the basement, thought for a moment, and then walked over and pushed his hand......

This time, it was pushed away smoothly.

"I am an orphan, I have lived a very hard life since I was a child, and the root cause of many problems actually comes from 'poverty', and the solution to many problems is actually how to become 'not poor'."

Out of the basement, Arrow made his way up the tattered staircase to the second floor. It was divided into rooms, but they were all in tatters and smelled of mold. Looks like this bar used to function as an inn, right?

Arrow began to roll up his sleeves and clean the dilapidated-looking house. He walked out of the door, loaded his luggage, took out his apron and put it on, and began to sort out the cobwebs and dust.

"So, when I had the opportunity to enter the Old Tengshu Academy, I didn't hesitate to choose the academic faction that seemed to bring me a lot of wealth - the economics faction."

Napa floated over as well, and the dust that flew up seemed to be unable to touch its pretty pale golden fur. Looking at Arrow who was busy, the lazy cat snorted: "The most famous thing in the Old Tengshu Academy is the tactical faction, and there are countless branches under this faction alone. On top of that, it even has a sect of magic that is extremely rare on the entire continent. But I don't think you can be a warrior with your stature, and you don't have any affinity between your soul and your magic. So...... School of economics? Hehe. ”

Arrow took out a rag and happily cleaned the bar, taking out a blanket from his package and folding it into a warm square on the bar. Done, he smiled and made a gesture of please.

Napa's expression hesitated, hesitated, but slowly landed on the mat made of the blanket.

The cat, which has been lying on the rotten wooden floor for years, suddenly has a very strange feeling? It stretched out its paws, stepped lightly on the mat, and began to lie on the mat with great peace of mind, continuing to maintain its laziness.

"I've been poor since I was a child, so I thought, since I'm studying economics, then this faction must be able to tell me a lot of ways to make money, make a lot of money, and make a lot of money easily. So I was excited to sign up for the faction. But ......"

Thinking of the sad place, Arrow couldn't help but feel a little depressed. He sighed and said, "But it wasn't until I graduated that I figured out that the economics school is not a discipline that teaches people how to make money." Rather than teaching people to make money, it focuses more on analyzing why other people make money and why they lose money. But the crux of the matter is...... No one can guarantee to make money by copying other people's paths, and sometimes it's even difficult to make sure you don't lose money. ”

Clean up the bar area, it may still look a little old, but it will be cleaned over time!

Looking at the place he had cleaned with his own hands, Arrow regained his spirits and a smile spread across his face.

Napa wagged her tail and looked at the girl with curiosity: "And then?" You graduated, how did you get to such a place? ”

Arrow grinned, "I don't know how to fight, I don't know magic. Since I was able to graduate from the old Tengshu Academy, then at least it proves that I still learned something, right? I had a scholarship of 100 gold coins, and I also got a 'Guild Business Certificate'. In that case, why don't I start a business guild of my own? Through my own efforts, I may be able to escape the fate of poverty! ”

Will the cat believe it?

Arrow cares a little, but not too much.

In fact, there is no need to talk to this cat monster of unknown origin about his own affairs, and I believe that it should not completely believe the words of his own "unknown origin" peasant girl.

After all, the fact that there are 100 gold coins for a scholarship is enough is exaggerated, and an ordinary farmer can earn at most 2 gold coins a year. And an ordinary peasant girl can still get a guild business certificate issued by the empire? Ha! Bards did not dare to write like this.

"Why don't you get married?"

Her long ears twitched, and Napa looked up and glanced at Arrow, who was busy with his work—

"A woman who graduated from the Old Tengshu Academy, even if she was born as a commoner, should not be a problem to marry into a nobleman. And you're not bad-looking, and in my opinion, this should be the quickest way for you to get out of poverty. ”

"Oh, isn't it?"

Arrow carefully lifted the chairs up and said with a smile—

"There are also a lot of girls who study, but for the old Tengshu Academy, which generally only recruits nobles and royalty, the eldest ladies are looking for future husbands after entering. Even if there are a few serious readers, after reading the book, they will get married, and the knowledge they learn is basically only chatting and talking after dinner. ”

"But—"

Arrow crossed his hands on his hips, looking at the roughly cleaned first floor, with a smile on his face looking forward to the future-

"I still don't like it. I want to be able to control my own destiny and not bet my future prosperity on a man. I read so many books and learned so many things, and the end result was to be the mistress of a certain noble young master? I don't want to waste my youth like this. ”

Arrow said very happily and seemed to be looking forward to his future!

However, when the girl said so elatedly, she didn't know that the cat behind her was staring at him silently.

The bright eyes no longer have that languid color of despised, but are full of thought. Its eyes were once full of doubts, and it complained about the joke of fate in its heart, why did such an ordinary-looking girl wake up herself?

But now, it seems to understand some why.

"Let me tell you, I didn't just come here. There's a mine around here, right? Lately—"

Arrow turned around, only to find that the cat was asleep now? It's a shame that I just said so much nonsense.

But just when he wanted to turn around and continue to clean up the house......

"Let's form an adventurer's guild."

Arrow looked back, thinking he had misheard.

But that's not wrong, the sound was indeed that of the cat.

He snorted, "You're mistaken, I'm going to set up a business guild." And I don't have any combat skills and no magic......"

"Form an adventurer's guild. Otherwise, I won't let you use this house. ”

Napa, who was sleeping with her eyes closed, still looked so listless, but her voice was very resolute-

"But if you start an adventurer's guild, I'll help you with something. Some help you may never have imagined. ”

Arrow stopped what he was doing, and he turned to look at Napa, but he didn't say yes.

This silence silenced the time and light that had been dancing with each other, observing this seemingly ordinary peasant girl.

After thinking for a moment, Arrow finally came to the bar, looked at the kitten, and a slightly evil smile drifted to the corner of his mouth—

"I'm thinking, if I sell you, how much can I get for it? Although the museum illustrated book is not very complete, there should still be a lot of people who want to buy a cute monster like you, right? ”

Napa, who was still very lazy, suddenly lifted her spirits, and her big eyes were vigilant: "Human, what do you mean? ”

Arrow spread his hand and smiled a scoundrel: "Humans are thinking creatures, so under normal circumstances, humans will always choose to make choices that best serve their own interests. It's just that sometimes, for a variety of reasons, the choice that human beings think is the best is often not the best. However, it should be true that all human actions are aimed at satisfying their own interests. Even if he is a madman, he will use his crazy thoughts to decide that something is good for him. Even the most noble and courageous man, willing to sacrifice himself for the sake of others, also includes the self-satisfaction of his own thoughts. ”

Napa gradually arched her body, and she vaguely felt that the seemingly ordinary peasant girl in front of her did not seem to be as uncivilized as she had imagined.

Therefore, all human actions are interests. By extension, the same should be true for other thinking creatures. They will choose the most beneficial option for themselves after many trade-offs. And you, Napa, after some thought after meeting me, decided that asking me to form the Adventurer's Guild was the best solution for you. What do you think this represents? ”

The kitten's body, which used to look very smooth, now has hair on end. It even cracked its mouth a little, baring its tiny teeth at the smirk-smiling Arrow.

"The most basic point is that you can't create a well-functioning adventurer's guild on your own. You need an advocate, an advocate that you can use to help you meet certain interests. ”

"I'm just an ordinary poor girl, let alone the Adventurer's Guild, and I don't even have experience in running a business guild. After a completely inexperienced person accepts your advice, it is only natural that he needs to follow the guidance of your senior. When the time comes, you'll let me go east and I'll go west, and I'll probably have no idea what I'm doing these things for. ”

"The lack of transparency often represents a sharp increase in the risk of business, and even a huge possibility of being deceived."

Speaking of which, Arrow simply lay on the bar, pointed his head at the cat, and smiled-

"So, I already know that you have some kind of expectation for me, but I don't know what that expectation means to me. Rather than having you stay in my shop as a factor of insecurity, don't you think that I would sell you for money would be the best solution for me? ”

Seeing Arrow's head so close, Napa knew that she could pull three blood streaks on this face with just an outstretched claw.

But in the face of an ordinary poor person, such behavior is a bit too petty.

Napa slowly calmed her hair, thought for a moment and said, "It's the first time I've heard someone say 'distrust' so clearly. Are you really sure your economics isn't teaching you how to do business? ”

Ai Luo frowned and sighed: "No~~~ I originally thought that the Economics Society would teach me how to buy, how to settle accounts, how to reduce the amount of tax paid, which things are good to sell and which things need to be stocked." But until I graduated, I didn't learn anything about it. ”

He reached out and lightly touched Napa's paw, smiling, "However, trust comes from exchange. Trust is born when both parties are able to exchange their goods with each other continuously, and the result is satisfactory for both parties. This material can be something concrete, or it can be an emotion, an exchange. So to put it simply, trust is also a business value. ”

"If Napa wants to gain my trust, then she has to give something in exchange."

Napa's eyes flashed with suspicion, it was supposed to be to blackmail this girl, but I didn't expect this little girl to hit her back now, asking herself for something?

“………… What would you do if I didn't agree to exchange it with you, or if I exchanged it for something very worthless. ”

Arrow straightened up, crossed his hands on his hips, and said with a smile: "It's an exchange, but in fact, I'm also weighing my value in your eyes." How much you expect me to be your agent and take care of what you call the Adventurer's Guild, I am worth as much as I am. Of course, the value in the eyes of Warcraft and the value of humans may be different, so in order to show sincerity, I will tell you what I expect. ”

As he spoke, Arrow stretched out three fingers, and his expression, which originally showed a rogue smile, instantly became serious, and he said very solemnly-

"Three years, 1,000 gold coins."

"In addition to the 15 gold coins to buy this house and the cost of travel and meals to Pelican Town, if I can't earn the full 1,000 gold at the 'Holy Night Festival' in three years' time, it will have a huge negative impact on my life in the future. What is it...... It's my own secret. ”

Napa looked into Arrow's eyes, and in those eyes it didn't see a lie. This girl is really thinking about 1000 gold coins in 3 years.

After a moment of silence, Napa finally nodded slightly. Its body floated again, some golden light emanating from its body.

Arrow was curious, but soon he knew what was going on!

The house that had been in tatters slowly became clean under the shroud of golden light! The heavy dust and cobwebs entangled inside and out gradually disappeared, and the tattered wooden planks grew as if they had come to life, plugging the holes.

In just a few minutes, the space on the first floor has been completely renewed! The candles on the candlesticks are lit, the tables and chairs are neatly arranged, and apart from the fact that there is no wine on the cabinet, it looks like a tavern that has just been renovated and is ready to open!

"Hoo ......"

Napa's body fell back on the cushion, it looked a little weak, its eyes were not as wide as they had just been opened, and its back rose violently on its stomach, as if it was obviously exhausted.

"I can't give you 1,000 gold, and I don't get the second floor or basement. But...... Is this result enough to exchange your 'trust'? If...... If you say yes...... Later...... I can give it to you...... More...... More...... Many...... Zzzzz……”

Its voice seemed weak, and it no longer had the same pretense of laziness as before. In the back, the kitten lay on the cushion and never spoke again.

Arrow looked at the clean first floor, and then at the current Napa.

He reached out and gently grasped Napa's little paw, shaking it up and down slightly.

"Deal."

Even though Napa is now unconscious, this promise has been made.

As Soault said, trust comes from exchange.

But it's not because this little monster has cleaned the entire first floor.

Obviously hearing that he might sell it for money, as a Warcraft, he could easily solve himself, an ordinary human, but he still ran out of magic power and became this state of being slaughtered by himself, which can only prove that his spokesperson is really important to it.

"Since you think I'm worth so much that you're willing to gamble with your life, what else can I say? Vice President of the Adventurer's Guild. ”

Reaching out and gently touching Napa's head, it was soft and really cute.

- August 1, 1301, purchase cost: -15 gold. Travel expenses: -7 silver and 3 bronze. Balance: 84 gold, 2 silver, 7 bronze -